Xavier Williams
Xavier Williams
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 18 · 2025
W 34–27
at Vanderbilt
25 rush yds (5 car)
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 on the road.
How he plays
Play style
Hits the crease and outruns the angle.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Iowa
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Iowa
Returning around him
- 49% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- 7 Iowa players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +7 net (15 in / 8 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Iowa · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #42 · 2026 recruiting class #26
DNA match
Player DNA
Speed Merchant
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Antario Brown’s 2021 season.
Matches Antario on
Differs from Antario on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Cornell Hatcher Jr.'s freshman season at Oregon State (2025).
Matches Cornell on
Differs from Cornell on
Heisman trajectory
Heisman futures · sportsbook market
#21 in market ▼ from #18 · 6 books
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peak #537
Peaked at #537 this season.